According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, “…Toomey reaped a 54,000-vote margin in Lancaster County, after planning for a robust but more normal 40,000.”
The Watchdog did not encounter a single representative of the Democrats registering voters or passing out campaign literature at the all important venue of the Central Market during the course of the campaign.
With both Millersville University and Franklin & Marshall College and the spill over of suburbia from Philadelphia and Harrisburg, the Democrats should have done much better. This is not to slight the considerable efforts of Democrat Congressional candidate Lois Herr and other candidates.
If anyone comes across the Democrat party in Lancaster, please give them a swift kick in the pants.
You didn’t see any of us at Central Market because we were concentrating our efforts on contacting likely voters directly. Experience has proven that trying to influence a wide variety of people at a public place or event is far less effective than reaching out to the individuals who are most likely to vote.
WATCHDOG: My lifetime experience in politics and politicial activism indicates otherwise.
This isn’t the first time I’ve wondered about the Democratic party in Lancaster. Even if it’s just names on a ballot, I have always been concerned that so many local positions have the Republicans running unopposed. Thanks for putting this in writing for us.